Quilt Celebrations for August 2nd!

Carolann brought in this darling baby quilt.

It's for her latest grandbaby and the nursery is a woodland theme.

Such a cute one, Carolann!

Happy Quilting!

Celebrations on February 9th!

Last night we had a real treat in getting a little preview of some of Geralyn's quilts.  I'm so looking forward to the quilt show!!

This first one she quilted twice.  Yikes!  The batting shredded, was replaced by the batting company, the quilt was "unquilted" by her husband Ron, and then quilted again.  I think it's beautiful.

This is one she saw in Rupert, Idaho, bought the pattern, came home and decided she wanted the kit.  They happened to have one left!  This is just so stunning.  The picture definitely doesn't do it justice.

And the back.

This is made from a block exchange.  I love the sashing and border treatments!

This is the back.

This is also from a block exchange.

And the back.

This last one is a Lois Stoltenberg.

Gorgeous, as always.

Amazing work, Geralyn!

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Carolann made this top and Rachelle quilted it for Linus.

Beautiful, ladies!

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These are seasonal in nature and Linus doesn't do seasonal,

so Rachelle worked them up for the Country Store.

Thank you, Rachelle!

This is the back of the Rockwell piece.

Beautiful work, Rachelle.  Bless you!

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I shared my Little Blue Baskets quilt which I designed last year.

I wish I'd made it bigger!

Happy Quilting!!

February 3rd Quilt Celebrations!

Lots of fun on the 3rd!

Susy brought some of her Kim Diehl "Simple Whatnots"
samples that she's doing for Bobbi for the shop.

Aren't they just darling?

Wonderful work, Susy!

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Jessie brought a baby quilt that has been in the works for a long time.

The focus fabric is from a flannel shirt/jacket

that we've had in our family since the 90's.

Cute quilt, Jessie!

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Carolann brought her hexie/circle quilt to celebrate.
The applique border is wonderful and I love
what she did with the overall colors and sashing.

Beautiful, Carolann!

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Joann brought a lovely reverse applique candle quilt top
to get opinions on how to quilt it.

Isn't it amazing?

Beautiful, Joann!

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Connie brought her disappearing hourglass quilt
in blue and white, and some red, too!

Beautiful, Connie!

Happy Quilting!

January 13th Quilt Celebrations!

Rachelle and Carolann brought quilts to show on the 13th.

Rachelle celebrated two small quilts that she machine quilted for practice.

This one is made from the scraps of fabric that were used to wave

"Goodbye" at the Sound of Music Sing-Along in Seattle.

She gathered up those she could find

and made a little remembrance quilt for a great-niece.

So cute!

And this is one on which she practiced her feathers.  Just beautiful!

Lovely work, Rachelle!

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Carolann celebrated a quilt that Lois Stoltenberg pieced

and she hand quilted.

I don't know the pattern name, but it's a good one.

Beautiful, Carolann!

Happy Quilting!

November 25th and December 2nd Quilt Celebrations!

Last week we had three quilts to celebrate.

First, Theresa shared a hexi quilt she made for Linus.
It's so cheerful!

Theresa, thank you for all you do to keep Linus running and to continue the flow of blessing to the children who are in need of love and encouragement.

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Diana shared a sweet baby quilt.  She said when she started it, the couple wasn't going to find out the gender of their baby, so she went with colors that could go either way.  Then the couple decided to "peek" and they are having a girl!  There is no doubt either boy or girl will spend lots of time looking at these wonderful colors and interesting shapes.

Nicely done, Diana!

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Speedy Carolann is the first to complete a quilt using the blocks from our four-patch exchange.  It's fitting since she was the first to get all her blocks done.  300 in one night!

Isn't it charming?  No mess, no fuss, just fun lights and darks that sparkle.  The Baptist Fan quilting is fun, too.

Beautiful, Carolann.

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This week, Sharon brought her Winding Ways quilt done in brown and tan.  It is so striking.  She did the piecing and Bill did the quilting.

Lovely job, Sharon!

Happy Quilting!!

Quilt Celebrations from September 9th!

We had two lovely quilts to celebrate on Tuesday evening.

First was Carolann's 1930's reproduction which Lois Stoltenberg

hand-pieced and Carolann has hand-quilted.  The back is

pieced and suits the front so well.  Susy helped with

a serpentine border and Carolann is almost finished

with the binding.  It's to live on her bed, reminding

her of her childhood under the same kind of quilt.

Beautiful, Carolann!

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Joan brought the quilt which her sister Valerie sent

for the Possibilities raffle, which takes place next month.

It has been a group effort in finishing it, and the result is stunning!

Thank you Val for donating this beauty!!

Happy Quilting!

April 15th Quilt Celebration!

Tuesday evening Carolann brought her quilt made in memory of her husband, Tony, which is a gift for her youngest daughter, Lexi.  It is made from Hawaiian fabrics reminiscent of Tony's shirts.  As she didn't want to cut up his shirts, a friend of hers brought back fabrics from Hawaii which she used in place of them.  When it was finished, she had Barb quilt it.  There are palm trees in the quilting!  It's a beautiful tribute, Carolann.

Lovely work!

Happy Quilting!

January 7th Quilt Celebrations!

Well, I'd say we were back with a vengeance tonight!!  What fun!  It was so good to see everyone again, and what a wonderful array of quilts to share!

Sharon started us off with her first appliqued quilt.  So wonderfully colorful!

And she also showed us a beaded piece of an Indian woman.  So lovely.

I'm sorry to not have gotten a close-up of it.

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Then Pat shared two of hers.

I regret I can't remember the name of this one,

but isn't it a fun one to just sit and contemplate the pattern?

Beautiful border treatment!

And then this is a tumbler made to

show off a pantograph pattern she purchased.

The colors are so comfortable.

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Carolann shared two with us, as well.

The first is from the $5 club at Quilter's Junction

and became a memorial quilt for Tony, her husband.

It is such a beautiful piece.

And then this one, which she calls Baptist Fan

because of the quilting pattern Barb used on it.

It's a wonderful nine-patch and rails, something I would like to do.  Someday.  :-)

Both are lovely, Carolann.

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Joan shared her Pavers with us, made for her 7 year old granddaughter.

Do I have that right?  The colors are great!

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Then Theresa shared two with us.

The first is her 2005 Shop Hop quilt, which she is giving to Linus.

It's so cheerful and pretty.  She hopes a young girl will get it.

And then this one depicts her young adult life in school

and her first oil company jobs.

I particularly liked the names of musical artists around the outside border.

I recognized a lot of them, too.

Fun ones, Theresa.

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And then Geralyn brought Virginia's quilt to show and to be passed to some of the last people who will contribute to the quilting.  Isn't it just lovely?

Geralyn, you've done a fabulous job of coordinating this!

Happy Quilting!!